Part One- Value
     1- Finance and the Financial Manager
     2- Present Values, the Objectives of the Firm, and Corporate Governance
     3- How to Calculate Present Values
     4- The Value of Bonds and Common Stocks
     5- Why Net Present Value Leads to Better Investment Decisions than Other Criteria
     6- Making Investment Decisions with the Net Present Value Rule

Part Two- Risk
     7- Introduction to Risk, Return, and the Opportunity Cost of Capital
     8- Risk and Return
     9- Capital Budgeting and Risk

Part Three- Practical Problems in Capital Budgeting
     10- A Project is Not a Black Box
     11- Strategy and the Capital Investment Decision
     12- Agency Problems, Management Compensation, and the Measurement of Performance

Part Four- Financing Decisions and Market Efficiency
     13- Corporate Financing and the Six Lessons of Market Efficiency
     14- An Overview of Corporate Financing
     15- How Corporations Issue Securities

Part Five- Payout Policy and Capital Structure
     16- Payout Policy
     17- Does Debt Policy Matter?
     18- How Much Should a Firm Borrow?
     19- Financing and Valuation

Part Six- Options
     20- Understanding Options
     21- Valuing Options
     22- Real Options

Part Seven- Debt Financing
     23- Valuing Government Bonds
     24- Credit Risk
     25- The Many Different Kinds of Debt
     26- Leasing

Part Eight- Risk Management
     27- Managing Risk
     28- Managing International Risks

Part Nine- Financial Planning and the Management of Working Capital
     29- Financial Analysis and Planning
     30- Working Capital Management
     31- Short-Term Financial Planning

Part Ten- Mergers, Corporate Control, and Governance
     32- Mergers
     33- Corporate Restructuring
     34- Governance and Corporate Control Around the World

Part Eleven- Conclusion
     35- Conclusion: What We Do and Do Not Know About Finance

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